19 Nov 2010

The Assembly of Delegates of International PEN meeting at its 76th Congress in Tokyo, Japan 25 September – 1 October 2010 Welcomes that freedom of expression is specifically protected in Clause 16 of South Africa’s 1996 Constitution, which guarantees the...

15 Nov 2010

PEN International, the only worldwide writers association, was established in 1921 with freedom of expression as one of the founding principles of the organization. Today there are over 140 PEN centres in more than 100 countries across the world. South...

01 Nov 2010

After an accident in a game park, spoilt city boy Frankie Frans, finds that he is able to ‘mind talk’ to the animals. He is persuaded by a group of desperate elephants to lead them on a quest to find...

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